Former Long Island Brooklyn coach Gail Striegler has replaced Fred Chmiel on Gophers women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings staff, the team announced Monday.
Striegler was the LIU Brooklyn head coach for seven seasons compiling a 96-115 record before being fired in March. Chmiel, who came to Minnesota from Penn State, left to join Dawn Staley's staff at powerhouse South Carolina in the spring.
A native of Fayetteville, Ark., Striegler was the top recruiting assistant at Stephen F. Austin when it went to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1996. She also was head coach at Central Florida for eight seasons, twice named Atlantic Sun coach of the year (2003 and 2005).